by Michael Parnell | Oct 30, 2024 | Opinion
As a Baptist pastor, I know there are two kinds of meetings: The official meeting in the building, where the votes are taken and counted, and the unofficial meeting in the parking lot, where the real business of the church gets done. “Conclave” is a movie about both...
by Michael Parnell | Apr 15, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
“Monkey Man” tries hard to be an action movie. At the center is the Kid, played by Dev Patel. He carries himself as a man on a mission of revenge, reminiscent of John Wick. But the subtext of the film is about God. The movie begins with the young Kid, played by...
by Michael Parnell | Jan 25, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: There are minimal spoilers included in this review. Paul Mooney, a great comedian of the past, declared in a stand-up routine that Jesus was black. Writer/director Jeymes Samuel expands on that idea in “The Book of Clarence.” The film tells the...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 15, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I have said for a long time that one should not go see movies. One should go see directors. It is the director whose hand creates what we see on the screen. One of the greatest directors is Hayao Miyazaki, who has made some of the greatest animated films. “Spirited...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 6, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
We have entered the season of Oscar bait, which is when studios trot out films at the end of the year in hopes of getting enough eyes to watch and buzz generated to get a nomination. “Napoleon” falls into this category. There are some aspects of the film truly worthy...
